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1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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1997 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Atsuya Furuta (YAK)
PL: Fumiya Nishiguchi (SEI)
League Postseason
CL championsYakult Swallows
  CL runners-upYokohama BayStars
PL championsSeibu Lions
  PL runners-upOrix BlueWave
Japan Series
ChampionsYakult Swallows
  Runners-upSeibu Lions
Finals MVPAtsuya Furuta (YAK)
NPB seasons

The 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 48th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

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Central League

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Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Yakult Swallows 137 83 52 2 .615 --
Yokohama BayStars 135 72 63 0 .533 11.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 135 66 69 0 .489 17.0
Yomiuri Giants 135 63 72 0 .467 20.0
Hanshin Tigers 136 62 73 1 .459 21.0
Chunichi Dragons 136 59 76 1 .437 24.0

Pacific League

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Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. GB
Seibu Lions 135 76 56 3 .576 --
Orix BlueWave 135 71 61 3 .538 5.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes 135 68 63 4 .519 7.5
Nippon-Ham Fighters 135 63 71 1 .470 14.0
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 135 63 71 1 .470 14.0
Chiba Lotte Marines 135 57 76 2 .429 19.5

Japan Series

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CL Yakult Swallows (4) vs. PL Seibu Lions (1)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Yakult Swallows – 1, Seibu Lions – 0 Seibu Dome 2:41 31,634[3] 
2 October 19 Yakult Swallows – 5, Seibu Lions – 6 Seibu Dome 4:45 31,397[3] 
3 October 21 Seibu Lions – 3, Yakult Swallows – 5 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:25 32,867[3] 
4 October 22 Seibu Lions – 1, Yakult Swallows – 7 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:08 32,877[3] 
5 October 23 Seibu Lions – 0, Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:50 33,056[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1997年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1997年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e 1997年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 2, 2018.